You are right about it fitting the tune of that wonderful old hymn. Not surprising really – I deliberately wrote the poem in a regular metre (iambic tetrameter if you are interested) as an exercise for a poetry writing unit I am doing at Tabor College for my MA in Creative Writing.

These four verses were specifically written to post on my writing blog for Good Friday. I am hoping to expand this significantly over coming days. By end of term have to submit a 50-100 line poem and this would be a good start. I am thinking of broadening the scope of the poem to include more of the life of Christ. Not sure if I can sustain the metre and rhyme for that long – that’s the challenge.

Easter will be a quiet time at home for us. Life can be hectic and this is a chance to slow down. Might even take out time to watch the birds.